A GOP Leader Aims to Change Party's Message

By

Corey Boles

Feb. 3, 2013 7:14 p.m. ET

WASHINGTON—House Majority Leader Eric Cantor plans to urge Republicans to begin talking about how the federal government can help American families rather than focusing primarily on the need to reduce federal spending and tackle budget deficits.

In a policy speech scheduled for Tuesday to the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute, Mr. Cantor plans to talk about a range of areas—from education to medical research to...